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The following 413 entries include the term of the.
admiral of the fleet
noun phrase: the highest-ranking officer of the British navy
anointing of the sick
noun phrasearch of the aorta
noun phrase: the curved part of the aorta that connects the ascending aorta with the descending aorta and from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise
back-of-the-envelope
adjective: done quickly to provide a rough estimate : not exact
: a member of the British cabinet in charge of the public income and expenditure
chicken of the woods
noun phrase: an edible bracket fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) of North America and Europe that forms thick, fleshy, shelflike fruiting bodies (as on tree trunks) which are usually bright orange above and sulfur yellow below
chief master sergeant of the air force
noun phrase: the ranking noncommissioned officer in the air force serving as adviser to the chief of staff
cockles of the heart
noun phrase: the core of one's being —usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart
coin of the realm
noun phrase: the legal money of a country
committee of the whole
noun phrase: the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules
freedom of the seas
noun phrase: the right of a merchant ship to travel any waters except territorial waters either in peace or war
friend of the court
noun phrasegeneral of the air force
noun phrase: a general of the highest rank in the air force whose insignia is five stars
general of the army
noun phrase: a general of the highest rank in the army whose insignia is five stars
glory-of-the-snow
noun: any of a genus (Chionodoxa) of hardy spring-flowering chiefly Mediterranean bulbous herbs of the lily family with basal leaves and racemes of blue, white, or pink flowers
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